You can try the Harmonic Minor Scale. It is a very exotic scale that evokes sounds of ancient Egypt.
If you play that scale in the key of “A”; you would play the following notes: [A-B-C-D-E-F-G#].

The Harmony of the “A Harmonic minor scale” gives you the following chords:
Am-Bdim-Caug5-Dm-E-F-G#dim.

A basic chord progression based on a Cadence for that scale(iv-V-i) would be:
Dm///E/// Am///



A Harmonic Minor Tab.

E-------------------------------------------------------------------4---5---
B----------------------------------------------------------5---6------------
G--------------------------------------------4---5---7---------------------
D-----------------------------------6---7----------------------------------
A---------------------5---7---8-------------------------------------------
E--------5---7---8--------------------------------------------------------